Beige

#dae2cd

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for beige, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Beige sits in the green range, light and muted. Light greens like this signal fresh, natural and wellness. Warm terracotta and clay across the wheel balance it and cream keeps it fresh.

Beige color values

Every conversion for #dae2cd, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dae2cd

RGB218, 226, 205

HSL83, 27%, 85%

HSV83, 9%, 89%

CMYK4%, 0%, 9%, 11%

Lab88.78, -6.38, 9.33

XYZ67.13, 73.71, 68.45

Decimal14344909

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone621 C

Shades of beige

#c7d3b4 #b4c59a #a2b681 #8fa768 #7b9255 #657946 #505f37 #3b4629 #262d1a #10130b

Tints of beige

#dde4d1 #e0e6d5 #e3e9d9 #e5ebdc #e8ede0 #ebefe4 #eef2e8 #f1f4ec #f4f6f0 #f7f8f4

Colors that go with beige

Complementary#d5cde2 Analogous#e2e0cd Analogous#cfe2cd Triadic#cddae2 Triadic#e2cdda Split complementary#cdcfe2 Split complementary#e0cde2

Beige in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 0, 9, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dae2cd on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 0 9 11

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 4 12 17

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Beige in css

Copy #dae2cd straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dae2cd; }
.text { color: #dae2cd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dae2cd; }

How beige looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Beige and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dae2cd against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dae2cd against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Beige on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #dae2cd sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around beige? Pull matching colors from any photo with thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn beige into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #dae2cd and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from beige, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #dae2cd come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.